I got my 1st day of 3yrs full time study tomorrow!
Must admit im getting nervous!
Any tips???
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I got my 1st day of 3yrs full time study tomorrow!
Must admit im getting nervous!
Any tips???
Sorry i dont have any tips ....but just wanted to say 'Goodluck'.
P.S Was that you i saw at the Coffee Club last week ?
Been wondering when you start.
Don't forget the first of anything is scary but you will do fine as it's want you want.
Don't forget you will not be the only mature aged student and the others will keep you young :)
Thanks Westy :D
and no it wasn't i don't go to the coffee club :D (they don't make good ice coffee hehehe)
Make sure you have your weetbix. :)
Take some tuckshop money cos you will want to have coffee with your new uni friends.
Smile a lot - you will meet lots of people, don't be afraid to say "Sorry I've forgotten your name".
Oh - and do yourself a Big Big favour - go to the library and book yourself in for their how-to courses - if you do it now you'll be a couple of months ahead of everyone else who will leave it until mid-semester when they are in a panic about their assignments. Never be scared to walk up to the Ask Here or the Reference desk, that's what the staff are there for!
Oh ok, well then i found your twin .....anyway goodluck for tomorrow!
Rivlas - LOL im glad the others will keep me young - cause at orientation day i was starting to feel a bit old!
Marydean - I forgot about tuckshop money! LOL might have to raid DH's wallet! im thinking im going to become a coffee drinker soon??? thankyou for ur tips they are great - exspecially the library one i haven't step foot into a library since who knows when! oh and I can never admit to ppl that i have forgotten their names so im going to have to work on that one!
What does one usually eat at uni? i can't take ham sandwiches got nothing to keep them cool in!
PPL will bring lunch and eat it sitting down wherever there's a patch of grass, a seat or some stairs, either that or go to the refectory, tends to be pretty noisy and busy in those though!
#1 tip from my experience - Get a map of the uni!
Definitely check out the refectory, but many ppl will bring their lunch so you can too, it's not daggy to bring a lil insulated lunch box with you. You can get away with anything when you're a mature age student LOL.
The students union will probably be giving out showbags or something similar - grab one - it will usually contain really "useful" stuff like free drinks vouchers for the local pub, a condom, various pamphlets on safe sex, and a list of all the activities where you can get really drunk. But more importantly it will probably have a student diary in it (or there will probably be a pile of them sitting around somewhere) and probably a list of all the services that are available to students - like counselling, loans, second hand text books etc as well as a campus map. (It may also have a choccie in it...)
MD is right - do a library tour and if they offer a tour of the computer facilities do that one too.
I always used to carry a muesli bar - it saved buying something from the shop - and it is amazing what hungry work studying is.
Also - in your lectures - make sure that by the end of the first lecture in every subject you know the contact details of the lecturer - if they don't give them ask them at the end - usually a good way is asking how they prefer to be contacted if you have a query - most will give you their email address.
And, if you are given a list of "recommended reading" go to the library right away and borrow at least a few of those books. It will give you an opportunity to see what they are like and decide if you want to buy them or not. Nothing worse than forking out a fortune and finding that you don't like a particular book. It used to be a rule that any text book that was used ina course had to have a copy on "shot loan" (usually between 2 hours and 2 days) in the library which means that you don't have to buy all the text books they want you to - just get the ones that you absolutely need or think that you will actually use.
Most importantly - have fun :)
Wow good luck on your 1st day :) Take your lunch, I always do.. Too expensive otherwise! They may have a communal fridge.. They do at TAFE.. My lunch has not been stolen from me as yet lol..
Woohoo :dance: hope it's a fantastic day! Think of all the new people you will meet etc have a great day :D
Good luck hj!! You will be fine!!
I hope you had a great time.
Just thought i would let you all know how i went!
Well, i didn't get lost, wasn't late to any classes, took everything in, and loved every second of it (except maybe Biology).
I so can't wait for tomorrow! Bring on the next 3yrs!!!!
That's awsome hon :dance: So glad you enjoyed it, you will make a wonderful midwife xox
Wondered how you went.
Because you enjoy it time will fly and you will soon be on semester break :)
Glad you went well HJ, I have read this thread cause DD starts uni next week and you all had some really great advice!
One thing DD2 uses at Uni is a spiral exercise book that has dividers so she only has to worry about taking 1 book for notes.
Believe me it makes a difference, no scrounging around for the right book as she rushes out the door :)
mrsmac, depending on what course your DD is doing she may be able to borrow some of her books from the local library instead of the Uni.
If she drives get her to get a parking pass ($ ) well worth it and make sure she parks closest to her last subject especially in winter.
Rivlas - yep im with you on the spiral exercise books! i have a 5subject one with pockets for any handouts! very good idea!
mrsmac - Has ur daughter got the spiral exercise books? so far it has been great - only have to take one with me which makes my bag so much lighter! and hopefully ur DD has done a library tour! Muppity Suggested i do one - and i walked into the library on my 1st day and OH MY GOSH :jawdrop: im going to book myself into one as soon as i can!
Haha.. isn't biology a major part of your course??:
I am the same. Want to do nursing, bu at school studying biology was my least favourite subject.
only for teh first year then you go onto natomy and physiology lol just as bad wait till you get to play with teh cardivers..
How are you going TK? I start next week, very excited this year, We're doing needles, Iv's canualers etc. Yay!
My best advice - is to stay in touch with the teachers :-) they are life savours, and no questions are dumb questions (usually everyone is thinking the same thing)
Awesome! I take by one of the post your doing Midwifery? Which campus? I officially start on Monday at uni.. so very nervous!
DD enrols on Monday, I am going with her LOL She starts on Wednesday properly- she is excited but slightly nervous.
Thankyou so much for all the great advice, its been really helpful.
HJ - Great to hear you've had a great start to Uni!!!!!! I had my first week too and so far it's been good. My brain is frazzled tonight though! I agree with you about the coffee, I don't usually drink much but have been since I started uni.
Hope the biology works for you! I'm doing Anatomy and Physiology and wondering how the heck I'm going to remember it all. Fortunately we have a great anat lecturer.
Just waiting (not!) to do the rat dissections on Monday. Argh!!!!!
How's ACU?? I;ve been so impressed by all the support GU gives in regards to academic writing and assignments etc. Hope it will help me!
Look forward to hearing more about your course!
mama_supha - well ive just survived my 2nd week - and its starting to pick up! already have quite a few assingments due in the next few weeks!
We are doing Anatomy and Physiolgy also - are you using the Martini/Nath text book?
EWWWWW rat disection!!!!! i so hope we don't have to do one of them! i couldn't do it in school and i doubt i can do it now! i will vomit!
How are placements working for you?
I really like ACU (Although the drive is painful) but i really wish ihad of gotten into GU!
SOunds like you'll be a busy bee!!!!! We've got a few assignment but spread out over the next few months. The txt we use for Anat and Phy is by Marieb. I've printed off our lab notes and they have colour photos of a dissected rat so I've been desensitizing myself by looking at them (and praying like crazy it works!).
Our placement isn't until Sept/Oct for a week in an aged care facitility. (since I'm doing B of nursing not midi!) Hoping I can transfer into Mid next year!
hahaha good luck with the rat! be sure to let me know how it goes!
Yeh our placement isn't until October! hate having to wait!
So u are def changing over to Mid next year? not going to finish nursing than do Mid?
Im having a day off study today! woohoo
How many days are you at Uni?
Will let you know how it goes with the rat! :redface:
I'm at Uni 5 days a week, mainly because I wanted to make sure I could take DD to school each day. Next Semester will see if I can fit tutes and labs in on the same day so I'm not there as many days.
Still planning on transferring to Mid next year. GU will no longer be doing Midi Masters after 2011. SO if I don't get into Mid for next year then I don't know what I'd do!
What's your timetable like at ACU??
u will get into Mid next year so don't worry about that!
My timetable is Tuesday 1200-1900
Thursday 1100-1800
Friday0900-1500 (however they dont want us going to the Lec at 0900 its being recorded) so its really 1200-1500
So its not too bad!
why isnt GU doing Mid masters?
hey HJ! How are you going? i thought I'd subscribe to this thread to keep track of your progress. I'm so jealous im not doing it with you ;)
Are there many BMid girls who have enrolled part time?
MamaSpice - aww shucks! :p - there are a few that i know of doing BMid part time! there was an absolute massive intake this year! but they say over 50% drop out by 3rd year! I really wish u were doing it this year also!
Its going well - the science part of things is soooo full on, but i can see the benifit of it and why ACU students are so well known at the hospitals! must be honest tho alot of it is going a bit over my head but im getting there! we did INFLAMMATION yesterday and that was much better! The assignments are pretty big also! i have finished 2 already, have a group presentation in 2wks and a exam next week!
How are you going?
mama_supha - how did the poor rat disection go?
HJ - Survived the rat dissection. My lab buddy was happy to do the dissecting! :clap:
It was quite interesting though. We've just started Chemistry today, first 1/2 hour was great and then it started to get scary!!! :o
I've discovered that I like courses where the information is very clear cut, struggling a bit with the whole psycho social subject and the theorists!!!
We have lab quizzes which make up to 30% of our marks if we get 10/10 each quiz , so that means there's not so much pressure to do really well in the exam for those who aren't so good with exams.
Are you doing general Anat and Phys or is it specific to pregnancy already??
LOL ur so lucky! my fingers are crossed we don't have to do one!
I know this week we are disecting bones tho! could smell them cooking last week - i almost vomited!
Ur course sounds a bit like ours! we have been told if we do well in our assignments/presentations/quizzes (all together 60% of the total) we can maybe relax a little for the exam (40%) so fingers are crossed! we have been told the exam is a B***CH
We are doing general Anat and Phys - wish it was just midwifery related - but i guess we need to know it all!
I will swap u i will do your psycho social subject and the theorists stuff and u do my Biol??
Hey girls, how are you all doing!
i have just got through another week of Uni! Yay!
Next week sounds very cool as I am doing IMI's and IV's! (I'm 2nd year Nursing) Research is my Head-Banging subject! I just can't understand why I need to know it, so therefore makes me not want to do it LOL!
I remember all the classes you girls are doing! Anatomy I loved! The dissection and getting to really see how things work was so cool! But I hated my A & P assignment! Ugh, so glad I don;t have to do it again. Muma - Psycho social I have to say was quite interesting, I love Erik Ericson and Frued :-) It's interesting to see how well they really do apply ;-)
Hope your all well :-)
are u serious! LOL - was trying to read chapter 2 and 3 of the text book Psychology for Health professionals and i was a tad bored! i must be missing something - any ideas on ways i can look at it or the benifits to acutally make it a bit more enjoyable? :redface::
also Cass_Blob - u would have to be pretty excited about doing IMI's and IV's!
i can't wait to start actually getting hands on and learning things!
However next week we are learning how to wash each other! wow exciting! LOL
With Psycho - Try relate it to the people around you :-) At the moment your Little B would be in Freud's "oral" stage :-)
I'm very excited! We go on prac in 4 weeks!!! OMG! I am quite happy yet scared about this lol! It takes alot to remember all the medications tho~ I need to insert a MIMS into my head :-) And trying to pronouce some of the words on 4 hours sleep is sooo funny!
Ohhh I remember having to do that, we had to do one person in the bed and one in the shower, we also had to feed someone and brush their teeth! (OMG weirdest feeling ever!)
Sounds like you are going great hj, I wish I was there with you! Sigh, if only there was a way I could start in semester 2, I would be there in a heartbeat. I have done bioscience, anatomy and physiology for nursing and it was definitely full on, but so worth it in the end (I am hoping I will get credit for those subjects though, I really don't want to do them again!)
Last year before I stopped studying we did the feeding and tooth brushing, it was weird but at least everybody was in the same boat lol.